Engineering Product Design - BSc (Hons)
London South Bank UniversitySouthwark Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
If you're thinking of studying with us from September 2025 onwards, please see the BSc (Hons) Product Design and Technology programme. The BSc (Hons) Product Design programme is no longer recruiting, but students currently enrolled on the programme will be able to finish their studies. Concept, prototype, product Do you blend creative thinking with scientific insight?
You could become an engineering product designer, creating products that solve everything from minor problems, like a leaky teapot, to major questions, like how to launch lifeboats faster. We’re one of the longest-running degrees to hold IED accreditation. This course fully meets the educational requirements for Registered Product Designer (RProdDes) and Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
It also partially meets the educational requirements for Chartered Technological Product Designer (CTPD). If you’re someone who understands engineering and then wants to use it to start making things and designing real-world solutions, then this is the course for you.
Why study
Engineering Product Design at LSBU? heartbeat Ranked 4th in the UK for Design Graduate Prospects (Complete University Guide by subject 2025). star Get to know the industry with guest lectures from established companies like LEGO and Dyson, alongside smaller startups who are creating new designs for our future. check-circle Professional accreditation: our course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and is one of the longest-running degrees to hold that accreditation. cog Our students win prizes: Including Brandon Hopkins who was highly commended in the Design Innovation in Plastics Awards 2025. cut All surveyed students said that academic staff on this programme are good at explaining things (National Student Survey 2024). puzzle-piece Boost your employability with an optional paid professional work experience placement in your third year. Mode Duration Start date Application code Application method Full-time 4 years with placement September H715 UCAS Full-time 3 years September H715 UCAS Course Accreditations IED Watch our video to see how you can make yourself at home studying at LSBU. Location Southwark Campus London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA.
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Key highlights
- Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)
- Fully meets educational requirements for RProdDes and IEng registration
- Guest lectures from companies including LEGO and Dyson
- Optional paid professional work experience placement in third year
- Ranked 4th in UK for Design Graduate Prospects (CUG 2025)
- Takes products from concept through prototype to final design
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBB — UK Qualifications International Qualifications A Level BBB or
- BTEC: DDM — BTEC National Diploma
- UCAS tariff points: 122 — Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 122 UCAS points Level 3 qualifications must include Maths or Physics Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
- GCSE: 4 or above — to include Mathematics, English
Scholarships
LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship
£5,000 discount from headline gross tuition fees for the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Sports Scholarships
Sports scholars can receive up to £1500 financial support per annum, as well as assistance in competition travel and entry.
The Cambridge Education Group (CEG) Progression Award
The LSBU Pathway Progression Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount for the first year of undergraduate or postgraduate taught study.
Up to £5,000The Global Success Scholarship
The Global Success Scholarship is worth up to £4,000 and awarded to international students to provide them a springboard to kickstart their global career at LSBU.
The Transnational Education (TNE) Partner Award
Value: £5,000 tuition fee discount per academic year
Up to £5,000The Vice Chancellor’s International Merit Award
£2,000 for each academic year.
Up to £2,000
Careers this course leads to
- Engineering product designer
- Product design engineer
- Industrial designer
- Design engineer
- Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
- Registered Product Designer (RProdDes)
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to London South Bank University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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